Cruden Bay Golf Course

Aberdeenshire

Cruden Bay Golf Course creates unique challenges demanding the skills of power, placement and fine judgement upon thediscerning golfer. Set against a backdropof subtly contoured greens and magnificent panoramic views, a visit to Cruden Baywill be a most memorable one.

It is claimed that golf was played in the village of Cruden Bay as early as 1791. The original course, on the present site, was commissioned by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) following the expansion of the railways at the end of the 19th century, designed by Old Tom Morris of St Andrews, and opened in 1899. Cruden Bay offers an internationally famous golfing experience - old fashioned links golf at its best - on one of the best links courses in Scotland, winning the 2012 Golf Tourisim Scotland 'Best Course of the Year' award, and last year was placed at No 79 in the world by Golf Magazine.